Celtic "might have to" do some work in the January transfer window, according to manager Brendan Rodgers if certain key players are called up to play in the Asian Cup.
The Hoops have built up a five-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership but they have the opportunity to move eight clear of rivals Rangers on Sunday when they head to Ayrshire to face Kilmarnock.
Amid a hectic run of fixtures, Rodgers has accepted he could be without the likes of talisman Kyogo Furuhashi, Oh Hyeon-hyu, Daizen Maeda and Yang Hyun-jun for at least a full month with the quartet all recently capped for their respective countries.
Should that eventuality occur, that would leave the Parkhead boss extremely light of attacking options and without a recognised striker after the winter break. Rodgers admitted earlier this week: "Obviously we have been trying to anticipate the guys over the last few months who are going away to the Asian Cup, so clearly if Daizen and Kyogo are away then we would have to do something in the market."
However, there have been a list of players already linked with a move to Celtic next month, including Aberdeen top goal scorer Bojan Miovski. Here we take a look at the possible Celtic starting XI after the January window if the latest rumours prove true:
Amid a hectic run of fixtures, Rodgers has accepted he could be without the likes of talisman Kyogo Furuhashi, Oh Hyeon-hyu, Daizen Maeda and Yang Hyun-jun for at least a full month with the quartet all recently capped for their respective countries.
![Celtic's biggest task in January might be keeping hold of O'Riley. Has taken his game to another level under Rodgers this season and it's only a matter of time before he bags the club a hefty sale. Rodgers will be hoping he's still around until the summer at least](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/09/23/42/20934747.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
9. CM - Matt O'Riley
Celtic's biggest task in January might be keeping hold of O'Riley. Has taken his game to another level under Rodgers this season and it's only a matter of time before he bags the club a hefty sale. Rodgers will be hoping he's still around until the summer at least | SNS Group
![Son of Hoops icon Pierre, the versatile Dutch forward hasn't enjoyed a successful first half of the season at parent club Bologna and is currently behind Joshua Zurkzee for a starting berth. Has played just 189 minutes of football across all competition. The Italian club are supposedly keen to add more firepower, so his availability next month is likely to alert Rodgers](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/09/23/02/GettyImages-1817669371.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. RCF - Sydney van Hooijdonk
Son of Hoops icon Pierre, the versatile Dutch forward hasn't enjoyed a successful first half of the season at parent club Bologna and is currently behind Joshua Zurkzee for a starting berth. Has played just 189 minutes of football across all competition. The Italian club are supposedly keen to add more firepower, so his availability next month is likely to alert Rodgers | Getty Images
![It will take a club record transfer fee for Aberdeen to part ways with their talisman but the Macedonian's reputation continues to grow in the North East and Rodgers is a big fan of his. Will Celtic stump up big money to lure him down to Parkhead?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/09/23/17/20935033.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
11. CF - Bojan Miovski
It will take a club record transfer fee for Aberdeen to part ways with their talisman but the Macedonian's reputation continues to grow in the North East and Rodgers is a big fan of his. Will Celtic stump up big money to lure him down to Parkhead? | SNS Group
![Completing a potentially new-look attack is the Danish under-21 international who has been one of the standout performers in the Superliga this term after initially being linked with Celtic in the summer. The right-footed striker has certainly been living up to his £7.5m valuation and his club Brondby will be reluctant to sell unless they receive a substantial fee](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/08/20/11/newFile.jpg?crop=3:2&width=511)
12. LCF - Mathias Kvistgaarden
Completing a potentially new-look attack is the Danish under-21 international who has been one of the standout performers in the Superliga this term after initially being linked with Celtic in the summer. The right-footed striker has certainly been living up to his £7.5m valuation and his club Brondby will be reluctant to sell unless they receive a substantial fee | IMAGO/Gonzales Photo